Asthma complicates Anwars medical condition

comments     Arfaeza A Aziz     Published     Updated

Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) medical investigations conducted on jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim have revealed that he is suffering from asthma, his lawyer Sankara Nair told malaysiakini today.

Anwar was warded at the hospital last Friday where he was diagnosed as having "baseline pneumonia" of the right lung. Further tests have since found that he has asthma as well.

Sankara, who said he had just been informed of the results, described Anwar's condition as "quite serious".

The bout of pneumonia has been blamed on "cold and damp" cell conditions at the Sungai Buloh prison where Anwar is serving out a 15-year sentence for abuse of power and sodomy. He claims the charges were fabricated by former mentor and Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to oust him from power, though Mahathir has denied this.

The Prisons Department public relations officer was not available for comment today as he was on leave.

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